Re: battery change questions

On 8/2/2024 10:59 AM, Ted Heise wrote:

On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 13:02:29 -0000 (UTC),
   Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> wrote:
 

  All good thoughts, and reminds me I haven't said much about my
  use case.  We tow a Lance 1475 with the Acadia Denali, and my
  interest is being able to camp off the grid (e.g., National
  Forests) so we can have some freedom in where we go (i.e., not
  be bound by campground reservations) and to not be packed in
  with lots of other campers.

 

  As far as electrical usage, the fridge is fair size for a small
  trailer but can run on propane.  The AC won't run at all on 12
  V, so that leaves microwave, electric kettle (for Aeropress
  coffee), furnace fan, lights, and charging of phones and
  laptops.  We have a newish 100Ah LiFEPO4 battery, and my guess
  is it might not last a full day.  Hence the need for some
  additional power source.  I need to try it out without shore
  power, so plan to try next camping trip.  Probably at a place
  with shore power, but just not connected until/if needed.

 Okay, I'm a dumbass.  I just realized that unlike other options
(the trailer battery, a DC-Dc convertor, solar), a generator will
let me run 120 V things.  Duh.
 

Yeah, it will be almost like on shore power unless you think you will be able to run your AC and/or microwave ... unless you go with a larger, i.e., costlier, generator. For pretty much everything else, these less expensive models should serve your needs. You'll just have to manually regulate your demand by turning off and on higher demand loads. Toaster, hair dryer, coffee pot, maybe water heater.
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